Sylvan “Sonny” Holtzman, as the Director and Founding Partner of the law firm the Holtzman Group LLC, brings more than 50 years of experience to the firm as a Florida lawyer and public servant. Mr. Holtzman served on the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority and was elected its chairman for six consecutive terms. He also served as chairman of the Transportation and Expressway Authority Membership of Florida (TEAMFL). In March 2012, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood appointed Mr. Holtzman to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program Advisory Committee for a two-year term. The committee advises the secretary of transportation on all matters relating to the study, development, and implementation of intelligent transportation systems. In addition, the Florida Transportation Commission recently confirmed Mr. Holtzman as a voting member of the CUTR (Center for Urban Transportation Research) Advisory Board, a multidisciplinary research, training, and technical assistance service center advising state government on solutions to overcome transportation challenges. Among many other positions, he is past Chairman of the State of Florida Pari-Mutuel Commission. Mr. Holtzman was recipient of Miami Today newspaper’s Gold Medal Award for individual achievement in 2001. Mr. Holtzman obtained a degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh. Subsequently he was awarded the Korean Service Medal in the U.S. Army, and then earned his law degree at the University of Miami, serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Miami Law Review.